Guide Evo 2023 Schedule Day 3: All Start Times and Where to Watch
Stream all the action
News EA Sports College Football Is Making 'Incredible Progress' on PS5
"The gameplay is really coming together"
News Three New PS Plus Essential Games Can Be Downloaded Now on PS5, PS4
Bring your Dreams to life
News New PS5 Firmware Beta Starts Today, Bigger SSD and Dolby Atmos Support
Mute the PS5 beep sound
News - 2023, Week 31
Sunday6th Aug 2023
Guide Evo 2023 Schedule Day 3: All Start Times and Where to Watch
Stream all the action
When is Evo 2023? If you're asking that question, you're probably set on watching the world's largest fighting game tournament unfold over the course of the weekend. The Sony-backed event runs over the course of three days, and all of it is being streamed live on Twitch. Just so that you don't miss out on the action, we've put...
Guide Tower of Fantasy: Does PS5, PS4 Have Crossplay, Cross-Save with PC, Mobile?
Friends or foes
Does Tower of Fantasy on PS5 and PS4 have crossplay and cross-save with PC and mobile? Many Wanderers will be joining the gacha online open world for the first time when it releases on PlayStation, but you may be wondering if you can import your progress from the PC and mobile versions of the game. In this Tower of Fantasy guide,...
News Here's Your First Real Look at the Return of Fatal Fury
City of the Wolves
SNK rolled out a new trailer for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — now its official title, by the way — at Evo 2023, giving us our first real look at the currently in-development fighting game. It's been almost exactly one year since the project's initial teaser — which basically consisted of some concept art — but now...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Finally Gets a November Release Date, Free Version Announced
Granblue reality
Okay, we've finally got a release date for one of the Granblue Fantasy games coming to PlayStation this year. Enhanced and expanded fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will be unleashing supers on PS5 and PS4 from the 30th November. Just to be clear, Rising will be a $49.99 release, making is slightly cheaper than your...
News Original Raven Returns in Tekken 8 Alongside Coffee-Loving Newcomer Azucena
Go ninja
Tekken 8 went big at Evo 2023 with two incredibly cool character trailers. The first, embedded above, is for Raven — and we don't mean Master Raven from Tekken 7. That's right, the original Raven, who first appeared in Tekken 5, is back — and he's clearly been practicing his clone ninjutsu. Raven's trailer also gives us a look at a new...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
News Juri's Third Street Fighter 6 Outfit Will Make Capcom All the Money on PS5, PS4
Bed time
Capcom has revealed early artwork of new outfits for four Street Fighter 6 characters, and we reckon Juri’s onesie is going to make the Japanese publisher a lot of money. In truth, all four options are great additions: we’ve got Guile looking like he’s about to visit and country and western festival, Marisa in her wedding attire, and...
News Larian Studios Pays Voice Actor to Make 'Sexy' Baldur's Gate 3 Sounds Using Hand, Mouth
So you can enjoy "your little perverted roleplays"
The horniest RPG since The Witcher 3 (or Cyberpunk 2077, it's a toss-up, really), Baldur's Gate 3 is all the rage right now, and no doubt your social media feed is flooded with images and footage of all kinds of fantastical escapades. Love it or leave it, players have come to expect sex in their...
Sunday6th Aug 2023
News Twisted Metal's TV Show Has Way More Easter Eggs Than You Think
Like, way more
We’re pretty big Twisted Metal fans and thought we’d picked up on all the Easter eggs in Peacock’s recent television adaptation – but it turns out we didn’t even spot half of them. This incredible, 20 minute YouTube video digs deep – and we mean really deep – uncovering some references we hadn’t even considered...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 488
Let's go
Another week in the can means we can all look forward to another weekend of gaming, eh? This weekend sees the return of the football league, but there should be plenty of time for PlayStation between matches. Aaron Bayne: After recording some footage for a video, I’ve caught the Returnal bug once more. I’m praying to the RNG gods in...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Dodges Release Date Yet Again as September Showcase Is Announced
Still a 2023 launch, apparently
Wow, this is getting a bit long in the tooth, isn't it? It feels like we've been waiting close to an eternity for a Granblue Fantasy: Relink release date, with Cygames having previously said that we'd be getting more information in August. Well, the Granblue Fantasy fan event just ended, and guess what? We still...
Friday4th Aug 2023
News New LEGO Harry Potter Game May Be Announced at Gamescom
All eyes on Germany
Reports claiming a new LEGO Harry Potter game is in development have been doing the rounds for a while now, and this month's Gamescom event in Germany may be the place for it to become official. According to VGC, a teaser was uploaded to the South African Instagram accoun
News Not 'Just' a Death Game, Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue Serving Danganronpa Vibes on PS5, PS4
Will they bond or break?
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but a bunch of quirky anime teens (that did, admittedly, manage to subvert stereotypes) are stuck on a tropical island, with the only way off, seemingly, to secure victory in a Death Game. No, we aren't talking about the excellent Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, but Inescapable: No
News Sifu Gives You One Last Reason to Fight on PS5, PS4 from 7th September
Final fight
The final content update for Sloclap’s strongly supported martial arts hit Sifu will punch PS5 and PS4 from 7th September – and it’s not going down without a fight! “The Arenas Mode expands its boundaries unveiling more unseen locations and introducing ferocious battles against familiar goons, bosses, and unexpected faces,” the...
News EA Sports FC 24 PS5, PS4 Puts the Commentary Team in the Game
That really is a cursed Stewart Robson you see
EA Sports FC 24’s commentary is still pretty poor compared to the likes of NBA 2K23 and MLB The Show 23, but one innovation the publisher is adding this year are gantry cinematics. As part of the release’s new dynamic menus, which allow you to fiddle with settings while cutscenes play in the...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
Random Influencer Brings Bedlam to New York City After Promising Free PS5s
Me or the PS5?
Just hours ago, social media influencer Kai Cenat caused something of a stir when his planned PS5 console giveaway devolved into a "full-blown riot". Cenat posted to his 6.5 million Twitch followers that he would be giving away 300 PS5s near New York City's anxiety-inducing Union Square station, one of the busiest places in Manhattan...
Friday4th Aug 2023
News PS5, PS4's New Free Game Mixes Qix with Anime Ladies
Titillating
Considering Sony’s notorious disdain for horny anime content, we’re a little surprised Celebrities Hacked has slipped through the net. This new free-to-play game available for both PS5 and PS4 is effectively a re-skin of arcade classic Qix, except in this instance you’ll slowly reveal an image of an interestingly proportioned anime...
News After PlayStation's Biggest June in 15 Years, PS5's Price Drops in USA This Weekend
Target flyer reveals savings
As is the case across much of Europe right now, Sony is beginning to roll out PS5 price promotions in the United States as well. The ever on-the-ball Wario64 spotted a Target flyer, promoting a $449.99 price point for the new-gen system starting this Sunday. That’s a $50 saving on the console’s usual $499.99 MSRP...
News It's Party Time! Steam Groans Under the Strain of Baldur's Gate 3's PC Launch
To wait, or not to wait, *that* is the question
With the long-prophesied, potentially apocalyptic coming of Larian Studio's Baldur's Gate 3 (to PC), we mere mortals can only gaze in wonderment as Steam, Valve's monolithic (near-monopolistic) platform, buckles to contain the girthy game. The
News Drive the Gran Turismo Movie's Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 ‘18 for Free on PS5, PS4
This actually happened
As expected, Gran Turismo 7’s next major update – scheduled to release on 7th August, 2023 – will add promotional content from the upcoming movie in the form of a free Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 ’18. Those who login after installing the patch will be able to add the car to their in-game garage for free, until 28th...
News PS5 Quietly Crosses 4 Million Units Milestone in Japan
And rising
Contrary to reports suggesting otherwise, the PS5 has quietly been on the upswing in recent days, particularly in Sony's home region of Japan. Famitsu's latest report (thanks Gematsu) records that the PlayStation 5 family sold 53,211 units during the week of 24th July to 30th July 30, 2023 (with little brother PS4 notching up a...
News Kickstarter Demands Proof of Humanity, Requires New Projects to Disclose AI Use
Not today, Skynet
Kickstarter has announced a new policy to preserve humanity (in general) and in art (specifically). In response to feedback from creators and backers, the crowdfunding platform unfurled its new A.I. policy, which will require all new projects to disclose the use of controversial te
News Genshin Impact's Gigantic Fontaine Expansion Plunges PS5, PS4 from 16th August
Along with improvements on PlayStation platforms
The Genshin Impact update you’ve been waiting for, Fontaine, is less than two weeks away: 16th August is the all-important date for the addition of the fifth region in HoYoverse’s hit gacha game. The upcoming 4.0 update, named As Light Rain Falls without Reason, will add a ton of new content to...
News Persona 5 Tactica's Got Bangers and Baddies in Its Intense New Trailer
Tactically speaking
Atlus has released a new trailer for Persona 5 Tactica, and we reckon it's the game's most enticing promotion yet. It shows off some story stuff, a bit of tactical action, and several fresh faces. It's also packing a banging new music track, in that now famous Persona 5 style. If nothing else, you know Tactica's going to be a joy...
News Cult Fighting Game Sequel Under Night In-Birth 2 Announced for PS5, PS4
Into the night
Just announced at Evo 2023, Under Night In-Birth 2 is dashing and slashing to PS5 and PS4 next year. The latest instalment in the commonly-called UNI series, it doesn't look that much different to previous games — it's still got a lot the same character sprites and animations — but we're sure it's got plenty of changes under the...
News Stunning PS5, PS4 Fighter Guilty Gear Strive Tops 2.5 Million Players
Keep on rockin'
Guilty Gear Strive is currently, er, gearing up for its third season of DLC characters and updates, with more info inevitably being unleashed during Evo 2023 this weekend. It's an exciting time for fans of the often stunning fighting game, and in a bid to push the hype even further, Arc System Works has revealed that Strive has...
Guide What Time Is the Genshin Impact 4.0 Livestream?
Fontaine, frankly, looks great
Genshin Impact's 4.0 livestream looms large, with the date and time of the event having been unveiled, giving you plenty of time to get your ducks in a row so you can settle in and watch live, just like Sammy. Expect a deep dive into the Fontaine region, as well as the upcoming Banner schedule and events, and no doubt...
Thursday3rd Aug 2023
News PS5's Pro Controller, the DualSense Edge, Is the Best-Selling Accessory in the US
An edge case no longer
The DualSense Edge, PlayStation's answer to the Xbox Elite controller and Nintendo's Pro, is the best-selling accessory in the US for the month of June. In fact, the top four spots have all been claimed by different DualSense configurations, according to noted industry analyst and entertainment sof
Mini Review The Room VR: A Dark Matter (PSVR2) - Exquisite VR Escape Room Beckons You to the Past
Pricey but nice
Escape rooms are a great fit for VR. You can craft fantastical scenarios and achieve more convincing environments, all while allowing the experience to take place at home. And this is an idea developer Fireproof Games has taken to heart, as the fifth title in The Room series is VR-only. The Room VR: A Dark Matter was previously...
News Looks Like Quake 2 Will Target PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Remastered version en route
When it comes to remastered versions of retro first-person shooters, Microsoft-owned publisher Bethesda seems willing to throw PlayStation a bone. And so it sounds like, according to reliable rumourmonger billbil-kun, a remastered version of Quake 2 is imminent on PS5 and PS4 – in fact, it could drop as early as next...
News Stunning PS5, PS4 Indie Kena: Bridge of Spirits Took a Month to Make Back Its Budget
Greatness from small beginings
PS5, PS4 exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits was a particularly gorgeous action platformer that we quite enjoyed, and we weren't the only ones. Developer Ember Labs had previously revealed that the game took a month to recoup its budget and become profitable, but in a new interview, brothers and co-founders Josh and...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian Studios Has No Interest in Being Acquired
Fears over losing creative choice
Baldur's Gate 3 team Larian Studios isn't interested in being bought by the likes of Microsoft or Sony, as chief executive officer Swen Vincke feels the developer still has so much more to give. In a new interview with
News PS Plus Has Already Pulled in 100k New Dreamers on PS5, PS4
Dream to make believe
With Media Molecule's Dreams set to cease live service on 1st September, the surreal creation engine has come to PS Plus, drawing in more than 100k new Dreamers already. You can see all kinds of cool Dreams-related stats over on the aptly-named DreamStats website, although even there, fun
News Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.1 Buffs Underperforming Classes, Players Seem Tentatively Pleased
Patch notes! Get your patch notes here!
Blizzard dropped the patch notes for Diablo 4's upcoming 1.1.1 patch earlier, and things seem... fine? In the place where Diablo 4's most dedicated players congregate to politely suggest how developer Blizzard might improve its already addictiv
News Solid Fire Emblem-Esque Strategy RPG Lost Eidolons Marches to PS5 on 24th August
Lost and found
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based strategy RPG that launched on PC last year, and now it's coming to PS5 in just a few weeks, on the 24th August. Taking clear inspiration from tactical mainstays like Fire Emblem — specially in how combat unfolds — but opting for a more grounded art direction, Lost Eidolons has 'Mostly Positive' user...
News Resident Evil 2 PS5, PS4 Remake Is Now the Series' Best-Selling Game
12.6 million copies sold
Capcom has updated its lengthy list of Platinum Titles to reveal the Resident Evil 2 remake from 2019 is now the best-selling entry in the series. As of 30th June 2023, it's sold 12.6 million copies, which surpasses the game that previously held the accolade in question: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard at 12.4 million units. The...
News Here's How the Cars from the Twisted Metal TV Show Were Made
Burnt rubber
The cars are as much a character in Twisted Metal as the people driving them, and so a huge part of Peacock’s recent adaptation was ensuring the vehicles looked good. This video goes behind-the-scenes, explaining how the different cars were designed and subsequently brought to life – using unexpected materials, like baking trays...
News Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Expected Next Week
Full unveiling in Warzone 2
Activision looks set to officially announce Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 next week, as it comedically tweets a box art made in Microsoft Paint along with the wording: "We’ll share our artistic abilities and even more next week." Joining in with the fan-made artwork spread online over the past few weeks, we see a...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Trailblazer (Preservation) - Best Builds
Fire starter
What are the best builds for Trailblazer (Preservation) in Honkai: Star Rail? Trailblazer (Preservation) is a Fire elemental version of the main protagonist who subscribes to The Preservation Path Type. This means they're par
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Bronya - Best Builds
Built different
What are the best builds for Bronya in Honkai: Star Rail? Bronya is a Wind elemental commander of the Silvermane Guards who subscribes to The Harmony Path Type. This means she's especially effective at increasing the damag
Rata-Rata-Tata-Tan!
Ratatan, the meteorically-successful, Kickstarter-funded spiritual successor to the Patapon series, is officially coming to both PS5 and PS4. Developer Ratata Arts shared the happy news on X and promised additional stretch goals, having already smashed even their most ambitious offerings. Fully funded in the first hour
News Somerville Revealed for PS5, PS4, Out on 31st August
From former Playdead developers
Following a Trophy list leak last week, it's been confirmed the side-scrolling puzzle-platformer Somerville is releasing on PS5 and PS4 on 31st August 2023. From developer Jumpship, the studio is made up of former Playdead members, best known for Limbo and
News Dan Marino, Jerry Rice Join Wild Card Football's PS5, PS4 Roster
Barry Sanders and Walter Payton, too
Saber Interactive’s arcade adaptation of American football Wild Card Football will squeeze in four famous faces from the Hall of Fame, with pre-orders including the Legacy Players Kickoff Pack at launch. Those who reveal their interest in the wacky sports game ahead of its 10th October release will receive Dan...
News University Tycoon Two Point Campus Prescribes a Medical School Expansion
An extra dose
University tycoon title Two Point Campus will take inspiration from predecessor Two Point Hospital for its next expansion, with the aptly named Medical School DLC due out on 17th August for PS5 and PS4. “Two Point Campus: Medical School harkens back to the manic majesty of the original Two Point Hospital to bring a whole batch of new...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Natasha - Best Builds
Doctor, doctor
What are the best builds for Natasha in Honkai: Star Rail? Natasha is an Physical elemental medic from Belobog's underworld to the The Abundance Path Type. This means her primary role on a team is to heal party members. On this page, as par
Wednesday2nd Aug 2023
News EA Sports College Football Is Making 'Incredible Progress' on PS5
"The gameplay is really coming together"
EA Sports College Football was announced all the way back in 2021, several years after the publisher’s last NCAA football game. But the project is taking its sweet time to be realised, and the last we heard it’s scheduled to release in 2024. Most recently,
Additional accoutrements
Once rumoured and since formally announced, Sony Interactive Entertainment's take on the Earbud still doesn't have a release date. FCC filings might shed some more light on the device in question, however, and it looks like active noise cancellation is on the cards, as well as a USB transceiver for lossless audio and...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Bear Sex Just the Tip of the 'Horny' Iceberg, Apparently
Bear necessities
Baldur's Gate 3 caused one hell of a stir last month when developer Larian Studios showed off a player romance scene involving a bear. Well, technically it was a druid who had transformed into a bear, but that was never going to stop the tidal wave of shock and awe headlines that flooded the internet following the presentation...
Poll Will You Be Muting Your PS5's Beep?
BEEP
Just in case you missed it, the next major PS5 firmware update will let you disable the console's infamous 'beep' — the surprisingly loud chirp that occurs whenever you switch your system on. In truth, we've come to embrace the beep, but this news has revealed that some PS5 players aren't too keen on it. Whether you're just not a fan of the...
News Saints Row Gets Another Huge Update Ahead of Third and Final Expansion
Dust it off
The divisive Saints Row reboot has received yet another meaty update, as developer Volition continues to improve the sandbox title. The so-called 'Dustfaire Update' is available to download now, adding a brand new district to the game's map, while also addressing player feedback and minor bugs. You can find the full patch notes through...
News Sci-Fi Game Fort Solis Wants You to Binge Its Four PS5 Episodes
Out on 22nd August 2023
A new trailer for upcoming PS5 title Fort Solis details what's happening on the surface of Mars, and studio Fallen Leaf is pitching the experience as something you can binge just like a Netflix TV show. The game is split up into four episodes each roughly an hour long, and the developer gives you the chance to play the whole...
News Diablo 4's Dev Is Hiring a Season Lead Designer After a Disastrous First Effort
Better late than never
It's already Wednesday, and we haven't had any Diablo 4 drama this week (in fact, we got some good Treasure Goblin-related news). Not that this exactly counts, but Blizzard is hiring (or has already hired) a lead season designer to hopefully
News Don't Worry, Activision Totally Has the Source Code for Those Awesome PS3 Transformers Games
"When a company eats a company that eats a company, things get lost"
As reported by our sister site Time Extension earlier in the week, the whereabouts of hard drives containing the all-powerful source code for a number of Transformer games was initially in dispute, with both Activision and Hasbro representatives pointing the finger at the other...
News The Callisto Protocol Studio Hit with Layoffs
32 employees let go
Striking Distance Studios, the developer behind last year's PS5, PS4 title The Callisto Protocol, has been hit with layoffs. In a statement handed to IGN, it's confirmed 32 employees have been let go so the company can "realign the studio’s priorities to better position its current and future projects for success". Those laid...
News June 2023 Circana: PS5 Posts Best PlayStation Results in 15 Years
Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 16, and Street Fighter 6 rule supreme
Another month, another record broken for the PS5, which is really beginning to steamroll now. According to Circana (previously NPD) data, Sony’s new-gen system was the best-selling console in the United States across both units and dollar sales metrics in June 2023. In fact, consumer...
News Guilty Gear Strive Set to Make Game-Changing Adjustments in Season 3 Updates
Starting this summer
Guilty Gear Strive has undoubtedly fallen out of favour a bit with the arrival of Street Fighter 6, and with upcoming titles like Mortal Kombat 1 and Tekken 8 sucking up a lot of hype. But Arc System Works is nowhere near done with Sol Badguy and the gang, deciding to address the game's future in its latest developer blog post...
News Lords of the Fallen Boss Fights Take Centre Stage in New Gameplay Video
Brothers fight till the end
Building on last week's 18-minute gameplay demonstration, Lords of the Fallen studio Hexworks has published another video via IGN that this time focuses exclusively on two boss encounters. Titled Tancred, the Master of Castigations and Reinhold the Immured, they're brothers who you'll have to fight one after the other...
News Gunfire Games Set to Full-Auto, Fires Off a Million Copies of Remnant 2 in Four Days
A blistering salvo
Shooty Soulslike Remnant 2 is a bonafide hit, both critically and commercially, with developer Gunfire Games declaring the game moved more than a million units in just its first four days on the market. In a statement (thanks, Gematsu), Gunfire Games CEO David Adams said: “To everyone who helped us achieve this amazing...
News Veteran FromSoftware Composer Yuka Kitamura Departs to Begin Freelance Adventure
Phone likely ringing off the hook
Yuka Kitamura has an impressive resume (and plenty of fans), having composed music for games noted for having great music, such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring, to name a few. The composer made an announcement earlier on
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: March 7th - Best Builds
Ice queen
What are the best builds for March 7th in Honkai: Star Rail? March 7th is an Ice elemental member of the Astral Express who subscribes to The Preservation Path Type. This means she's especially effective in defensive scenarios. On this page, as
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Herta - Best Builds
Master of the (Simulated) Universe
What are the best builds for Herta in Honkai: Star Rail? Herta is an Ice elemental member and the master of the eponymous Herta Space Station who subscribes to
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
Feature Best Dreams Games to Play While It's on PS Plus
All our recommendations in one place
Since Dreams launched in February 2020, it's come a long way. The game arrived with a whole host of weird and wonderful creations from the early access period, but it's been populated with a steady stream of brilliant stuff in the intervening years. We've made many recommendations on what's worth playing within...
News Three New PS Plus Essential Games Can Be Downloaded Now on PS5, PS4
Bring your Dreams to life
PS Plus Essential members can get to downloading and playing three new PS5, PS4 titles as part of their membership, each of which brings something different to the table. From the elite golf courses of PGA Tour 2K23 to making games in Dreams, the cherry on top comes from the amazing indie experience Death's Door. UK and...
News Fans Vote Clive the Second Best Final Fantasy Protagonist
Guess the winner
Wow, people really like Clive Rosfield. The main character of the recently released Final Fantasy 16, the leather-clad hero seems to have really struck a chord with players, as he was voted the second best protagonist in Square Enix's mainline series. That's according to several thousand Final Fantasy fans, all of whom voted in our...
News Sony Seemingly Forces Nintendo to Remove Rubbish The Last of Us Ripoff from Switch's Store
Was it all for nothing?
Nintendo Switch’s shameless – and abhorrently awful – The Last of Us knockoff has been removed from the eShop, as Sony has lodged copyright strikes against the game. The Last Hope attracted mainstream attention
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for August and September 2023
Madden! Mortal Kombat! EA Sports FC!
Summer's usually a quieter time of the year for new game releases, but August and September seem to be packed full of new titles heading to PlayStation 5 and PS4. As always, we've been busy putting together some highlights headed to both systems over the next few weeks, as well as a larger selection of games...
News PS5, PS4's Sizzling Summer Sale Adds Over 2,000 Discounts
That's hot
It may feel like winter here in the UK right now, but things are heating up once more in the PS Store’s ongoing summer sale. Sony has unleashed a second wave of savings overnight, with more than 2,000 games and expansion packs included – many of which are at least 50 per cent off. This includes games like Sonic Frontiers at...
News Baldur's Gate 3 File Size Is Bloody Massive
Gonna need a bigger gate
Baldur's Gate 3 is set to be a truly huge RPG — especially when you take the sheer degree of replayability into account — and it looks like it's going to sport an equally huge file size. We only have the PC version to go off right now, but for most games, there usually isn't much of a difference on console. So, on PC,...
News PS5 Sales Absolutely Explode in the UK Following Price Cut
Up by an enormous 75 per cent
Price elasticity is an easy to understand concept: the price goes down and the sales go up. Sony has been enjoying an extraordinarily strong year with the PS5, and thus it was inevitable that the moment it cut prices, it’d see sales absolutely surge. And that’s exactly what’s happened in the UK, where a disc-based...
Wednesday2nd Aug 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Being Ported Backwards to Decade-Old PS4
In "early stages" of development
In a move that seems a bit strange, EA will be bringing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to last-gen consoles at some point in the future. The publisher dropped this bombshell during its latest business briefing, stating that the port is in the "early stages" of development. Okay then. Survivor released for the PS5 earlier...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News Will There Be a Twisted Metal Season 2? No Idea, Says Showrunner
"But I would love to do more"
Twisted Metal’s television adaptation has defied all expectations, becoming a mild critical success and a huge hit with audiences. Despite its low budget, the show has plenty of action and some genuinely touching moments between its cast – all set against a backdrop of crass, indulgent, grindhouse gore. With the...
News Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Could One Day Be Playable in Square Enix's PS5, PS4 MMO
Finally, a challenge
If you thought Square Enix's mega-MMO Final Fantasy XIV could be improved by Frankensteining the recently released Pixel Remasters into the Manderville Gold Saucer or something, you aren't alone. Naoki Yoshida, the producer of the popular game, wants the same thing. If you have the technical skills to make it happen, then...
News Tower of Fantasy Debuts PS5, PS4 Exclusive Bonus Items
Early Access gets underway this weekend
It’s less than a week now until Perfect World’s hit online open world Tower of Fantasy debuts on PS5 and PS4, as a timed console exclusive for at least 12 months. The developer is marking the occasion with a set of PlayStation exclusive items, many of which can be obtained by pre-ordering the Deluxe...
News Embrace the Mind Flayer Within Using Baldur's Gate 3's 'Hidden' Ilithid Skill Tree
Or, how to win friends and influence people
Much of the early plot of Baldur's Gate 3 will see your character dealing with an uninvited guest (an interdimensional tadpole), which is slowly turning you, specifically, into one of those most fearsome of all classic Dungeons & Dragons enemies: The Ilithid, better known as a "mind flayer". In its...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Set to Return with Big News This Month
Release date or death
Just a quick reminder for all of you RPG fans out there: we're supposed to be getting an update on Granblue Fantasy: Relink this month. The long, long awaited adventure still doesn't have a release date despite the fact that Cygames told everyone it's launching this year, but the time may finally be upon us. Back near the...
News Patapon's Spiritual Successor Closing on Console Funding in Just a Day
Beat it
Update: After just 24 hours, Ratatan is now closing on its console conversion Stretch Goals. The developer is seeking ¥75,000,000 (~$523,000), but has already passed over ¥63,000,000 (~$439,000) at the time of typing. Obviously there’s still a little way for the studio to go, but with 30 days left to raise the money, we wouldn’t bet...
News Cult of the Lamb PS5, PS4 Content Expansion Delayed, But Only Briefly
Are we still doing the sheep puns?
The next content expansion for indie darling and 2022 contender for Push Square Game of the Year, Cult of the Lamb, has been delayed, going from "Mid 2023" to "Late 2023???". The expansion purports to focus on Cult depth and additional story elements. Developed by Massive Monser, an independent Australian...
News Alien's Iconic Xenomorph Is Coming to PS5, PS4's Dead by Daylight
Lucky, lucky, lucky
Wow! Dead by Daylight continues to expand at an impressive rate, and it’s somehow surpassed the addition of Nicolas Cage as a survivor. Teased earlier today, with a full announcement to follow on 8th August, developer Behaviour Interactive has confirmed that it’s partnering with 20th Century Studios to bring Alien to the ga
News Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Will Be a Bug Squashing Sequel on PS5, PS4
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers released for PS4 back in 2020, and made its way West in 2021. It was a character-collecting spinoff that provided hours of mission-based entertainment, all wrapped up in eye-catching voxel visuals. It was great fun either alone or in co-op with friends, and now, a sequel has been officially...
News Anime Sensation Jujutsu Kaisen Boards Fortnite's Battle Bus Next Week
Another popular anime arrives
Update: Epic Games has now officially confirmed the previously rumoured Jujutsu Kaisen crossover content coming to Fortnite. And yes, protagonist Yuji Itadori is part of the lineup. The skins will be available from 8th August. Original Story: We’re finally getting a Jujutsu Kaisen adaptation courtesy of Bandai...
News TMNT Add a Pinch of Extra Awesome to Session: Skate Sim
NO SKATEBOARDING IN THE LAIR
With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hitting cinemas on 2nd August, the Turtles are taking a page out of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's book and going with an animated, off-the-wall-outing. Fittingly enough, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo are crossing dimensions themselves, popping up in...
News Lady Dimitrescu Voice Actress Bringing Similarly Dominant Energy to Baldur's Gate 3 Antagonist
Keep your friends close, and your blades closer
Larian Studios' ludicrously epic Baldur's Gate 3 is so big that it needs three primary antagonists for players to contend with, its "unholy evil triumvirate". We've already met two of them, brought to life by a couple of the most brilliant actors of the age; Jason Is
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News New PS5 Firmware Beta Starts Today, Bigger SSD and Dolby Atmos Support
Mute the PS5 beep sound
Sony has today announced a new PS5 firmware update will enter the beta testing phase for qualifying users later today, bringing many more features to the current-gen console. If you've been selected to participate, you will receive an email invite within the next 24 hours. The countries the beta update will be available in...
News Killing Treasure Goblins Is About to Become a Lot More Rewarding in Diablo 4
Drop it
Catching a glimpse of a Treasure Goblin has long been a hype moment in the Diablo games, as slaughtering the poor little bugger before it escapes results in a shower of loot. However, in Diablo 4, hunting a Treasure Goblin typically isn't as exciting as it should be — and that's primarily because the loot that they drop tends to be rather...
News Microsoft Urges UK Regulator to Renege on ActiBlizz Block, Points to PlayStation Deal
"Industry's most powerful player will have the game it considers most important"
It’s been mercifully quiet on the Microsoft front these past two weeks, and may we underline how beautifully blissful it’s been! But of course, the Redmond firm’s well imbursed legal team hasn’t stopped putting in the overtime, as it seeks to overcome the final...
News Win the Ballon d'Or in EA Sports FC 24's Career Mode
Become the best of the best
The most prestigious individual honour in football, the Ballon d’Or, is coming to EA Sports FC 24 as part of its single player campaign. Teased in a Career Mode deep dive trailer, the team touched upon how it wants to make the mode more rewarding, with additional cutscenes showing you winning awards and celebrating with...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Tales of the Fantastic - Best Teams and Protagonist Models
Plot armour
Looking for the Best Teams and Protagonist Models for the Tales of the Fantastic event in Honkai: Star Rail? Tales of the Fantastic is a gameplay event in HoYoverse's turnbased RPG which is unlocked after completing the Trailblaze Mission named A Dragon Gallant, Its Ocean Distant. It includes three story missions, which in turn unlock...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Reveals Five Months of Paid DLC, Free Updates
Two more expansions on the way
Team Ninja has expanded its post-launch plans for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty by giving a full rundown of what users can expect month to month, including both paid DLC and free updates through until 2024. With one expansion available on PS5 and PS4 already, the second and third will arrive in September and December...
News The Fantasy 6 Remake Talk Has Started Again
A Terra-ble idea?
Yoshinori Kitase, who worked on the original Final Fantasy 6 as a director, made headlines a couple of months back when he revealed that other Square Enix employees keep asking him about a potential remake of the classic RPG. At the time, Kitase admitted that remaking such an old title would be "difficult", but that hasn't stopped...
News Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Pays Homage to Jet Set Radio on PS5, PS4 from 1st September
Understand
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and in the case of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, it’s got SEGA’s legendary graffiti sim Jet Set Radio on lock. It’s actually incredible how closely this latest trailer reflects the look of the Dreamcast original: the fonts, the heads-up display, the animations, the shading – it’s an immaculate...
Mini Review Venba (PS5) - A Moving Tale of Love, Loss, Family, and Food
The Venba bus is coming
Venba is a delightful video game. What it accomplishes in a little over an hour is impressive, both in terms of introducing and authentically portraying a culture that most Western gamers will have limited familiarity with, and in presenting a moving story of love, loss, family, and the important role that food plays in tying...
Hands On The Expanse: A Telltale Series PS5, PS4 Gets Off to a Strong Start
Kowlting gut, bosmang
The Expanse: A Telltale Series is a newly-reanimated Telltale Games' first outing since filing for bankruptcy in 2018, before reviving a year later under LCG Entertainment. Now, with many of the studio's original staff having returned in a freelance capacity, the first episode (of five) is available, and we were eager to dive...
News Hitman to Add First New Elusive Target in Over Two Years on PS5, PS4
Real-life DJ Dimitri Vegas to cameo
Hitman: World of Assassination, the compiled stealth sandbox trilogy from IO Interactive, will receive its first new Elusive Target on PS5 and PS4 in over two years soon. Starring real-life DJ Dimitri Vegas, the mission – named The Drop – will feature his likeness and voiceover work. We’re going to assume...
News Remember Phantom Blade Zero from PS Showcase? There'll Be a 30 Minute PS5 Demo Next Year
Side-scrolling prequel also coming to PS5, PS4 later this year
Do you remember Phantom Blade Zero? It temporarily dropped jaws during this year’s PS Showcase, although there has been scepticism regarding the status of the project, as it simply looks and sounds too good to be true. Chinese developer S-GAME hopes to alleviate fears next year, as...
News Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Release Date May Be Set for October
Another one for the huge list
Sony's own Helldivers 2 could be set to join the long list of high-profile games releasing in October if a leaked document is to be believed. Handed to Insider Gaming, a file sent to members of a Sony partnership program supposedly calls for content creators to "mention that the game will be released in October". A...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Just Looks Better and Better
It must be Fate
If Fate/Samurai Remnant wasn't already on your radar, this latest trailer might catch your attention. Honestly, the action RPG just looks better and better every time we see it, with this surprisingly epic video showing off fresh characters — including powerful servants that you can summon in battle — and some dramatic plot...
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